A timeline of past productions of A Dream Play by August Strindberg By Dana Tanner-Kennedy, John Battye and Rohan Kulkarni Harriet Bosse as Agnes 1907 Directed by Victor Castegren and designed by Carl Grabow, the play premiered at Svenska Teatern (The Swedish Theatre). The staging was very literal, and the acting wavered between Naturalist and Symbolist … Read moreA Dream Play – Production History – curious arts
O Happy Day World Theatre Day often passes by the same way International Woman’s Day or Children’s Day passes; days that mark profoundly significant movements or professions, days that say to the rest of the world that attention must be paid, if only for a few brief hours…but those days are every day for me. … Read moreWorld Theatre Day: 27 March 2015
Notes from conductor Petar Dundjerski You don’t have to be well-versed in Tchaikovsky to be moved by his music. In the words of famous conductor Leopold Stokowski, of Bugs Bunny and Fantasia fame: “Tchaikovsky’s musical utterance comes directly from the heart and is a spontaneous expression of his innermost feeling. It is as sincere as … Read more6 cool things about Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6 – curious arts
A Dream Play dramaturgs and director let imaginations wander over Strindberg’s text David Kennedy As a production dramaturg on the upcoming Studio Theatre’s A Dream Play, I engaged in a discussion with director David Kennedy, and my fellow dramaturgs John Battye and Dana Tanner-Kennedy, about the creative process behind staging this strange and beautiful play. … Read moreQ & A with David Kennedy – curious arts
UAlberta alumni invite local clown community to open rehearsals and monthly performances On the last Wednesday of every month, from September through May, Fool Spectrum Theatre hosts the E-Town Clown Cabaret where local artists in the clown community get a chance to perform works in progress for a (hopefully) rowdy and raucous audience. “It takes … Read moreE-Town Clown Cabarets – curious arts